Algore Akbar!

[Geee]

American Spectator:

Every Europe-bound U.S. airliner is about to be hijacked. No, not by box cutter-wielding Saudis or squads of Nigerian explosive underwear bombers. This attack is mounted by a bunch of euro-grifters who are about to impose the European Union's "cap and trade" global warming tax on every flight landing in the EU.

You might think that the fact of the euro's downward spiral might focus the EU bureaucracy on saving their own phony baloney jobs before the euro's dissolution. But you'd be wrong, because the global warming crowd is just as much of a cult as the Islamofascisti who try to blow up their shoes and underwear to kill their fellow air passengers. They are just as fanatic, too. They probably mumble "Algore Akbar!" under their breath while smiling politely at our objections.

As the Financial Times has reported many times over the past few months, the EUnuchs "cap and trade" scheme is the largest such in the world and although aviation accounts for only 2-3% of the global carbon dioxide emissions every year, the EU will impose its costs and burdens on every aircraft flying into or out of Europe beginning in January.

Consider, please, the brazenness of the Euro "Algore Akbar" cultists. Even if we accepted the nonsensical theory of man-made global warming, the imposition of the EU cap and trade scheme on U.S. airlines would be impermissible. Perhaps they can impose another tax -- call it what you will, but this is all the cap and trade scheme is -- if they craft it within proper limitations. But limitations are not for the Algore Akbar! cult.
The way the EU plan will be imposed on U.S. airlines will be to grant them "permits" to emit carbon dioxide and such under certain limits each year. Those limits will, of course, be much lower than the estimated emissions to force the airlines to buy more "allocations" from the EU and create a "market" in which to buy and sell them. Of course, that market will be European and subject to European regulations and corruption. (Think about auctioning guns in a Mexican border town or the insurance "cooperatives" set up under Obamacare.)

[RandyM]

Never had a burning desire to see Europe, but it sure ain't happening now.